I came across a cool blog featuring mockups of ideas for the user interface redesign of the GNU Image Manipulation Program. Some of the best in my opinion are the imitations of Macromedia/Adobe Flash’s interface, and the design similar to blender. Another interesting one featured a full-screen view of the image with transparent palettes. Here are two examples:
Whichever design they choose, it will definitely be a big improvement over the current interface.
